Device for dispensing coffee and other materials



Nov. 16, 1926. 1,607,235

F. H. BRUNDAGE DEVICE FOR DISPENSING COFFEE AND OTHER MATERIALS Filed Feb a. 1926 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 e /0 15 I E I 1 I Nov. 16 1926.

F. H. BRUNDAGE DEVICE FOR DISPENSING COFFEE AND OTHER MATERIALS Filed Feb. a, 1926 2 Sheefs-Sheet' 2 amugqb.

Patented Nov. 16, 1926;

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This invention relates to storage or dis-' pensing containers for coffee, tea, beans or any other similar material, and is'more particularly related to that class of containers which are semi-portable in their nature and usable and present an attractive and pleas- "ing appearance, and objectsjof' the invention areto provide a container of the above character having the new and improved features of construction, arrangement and Operation hereinafter described; 7

outstanding feature of the invention resides the provision of a, dispensing chamber'which is adapted to contain apredetermined amount of the material, and in,

this connection, "mechanism is provlded for closing one end of this chamber and openlng the other end.

close the opposite end so that the material within the chamber may be dispensed therefrom without allowing the flow of additional material thereto.

This arrangement ls'obviously of advan-' tage to, store keepers in that the time'and "labor consumed in weighing or measuring material is eliminated and by merely movingfa' valve the desired amount of material 'is' quickly dispensed. This I construction is of pointed advantage in the dispensi'ngof coffee because frequently "coffee is soldin half pound or pound lots and by construct- :ing the dispensing chamber in such a manner as to contain a half pound or pound, it will be seen that the ease and facility by which the coffeemay be withdrawn and packaged will be of considerable advantage in the trade. 1 5

' Furthermore, by utilizing a construction mine whether fresh or stale coffee is. from time to r time added-to the bins when the supply becomes low so that a portion of the-old'coffee remains in, and in scooping out the storekeeper does not know whether the fresh coffee or stale coffeeisbeing sold.

" Another characteristic of the invention re- 1 sides in the provision of a chute or. deflector for directing the coffee in such a man'- This mechanism is operable to open the closed end and concomitantly ner that the receiving chamber is not filled to capacity when the dispensing {chamber is opened. The advantage of this arrangement is obvious in that, should the storekeeper-withdraw only a portion of the coflee from the receivingchamber, and, thereafter, desire to put, back a part of that which he has-taken out, the receiving chamber will not fill up'topreventthe return ofthisexcesscoffee. I

This'inventi-on also contemplates the provision of a r-eceivingchamber from which coffee or other materlals to be dlspensed may be read ly withdrawn. Th1s' is" an 1I11PlOV8-.

ment over other constructions, in that, no{

material will get into corners from which it could not easily be scooped out. For this urpose the receiving chamber may be I formed rectangularly and by this construe.

tion there are no hiddencorners into which] 5' the material may pass to remainhiddeni ,Qther advantages and features of this invention will 'be hereinafter apparent andv 'the'invention is shown byway-of illustrae *t on in the accompanying drawings, .in

which i Fig. lis a side elevation p'artly in 'c h of a dispensing apparatus for cofl'ee or other like material; Fig. 2 is an. enlarged side elevation" of the dispensing chamber with some parts'broken away to show the valve arrangement and operative connecti-ons. Fig. 3 is arear end view of the dis- 'pensmg'contamer; Flg. 4 1s a vertical sectional view of another form of dispensing appa'ratus'and taken'on the line 4-4.1; of- Fig.

5; and Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the line 5-6 of Fig. 1. 7 I 1 The illustrated embodiment of "the invention comprises a base 1, a storage receptacle 2 which is suitably mounted on the the receptacle 2. The receptacle 2 is adapted to be filled after the cap'3' has been removed with coffee or other materialsrto be dispensed and i'ffldesired thevreceptacle" 2 of glass through which the material may be readily'seen'. The base 1 may be also of glass molded into thedesired shape and base, anda cap 3- closing the upper end'of'p f may consist of an elongate'rectang ular tube 1 the top or cap 3 maybe ofaluminum or other suitable metal. may be desirable securely to lock the cap 3 against unwarranted removing and any suitable means may be employed for this purpose.

In some instances it 7 malposition to close the lower end of the chamber 10, an arm 19 is fixed to, one end of the shaft 15 and a c-oilspring 20 connects the outer end of the arm 19 to a bracket manner hinged to,

Formed in the base 1 is a receiving chamber 4 into which the material from the storage receptacle 2 may pass and in this instance the chamber 1 is rectangular with an open outer end. Closing theoouter end. of the receiving chamber 1 1s a door 5 which is shaped in such a manner as to conform to the general appearance of the base. The door 5 is removably attached to the base 1 and for this purpose pintles or pins 6 may project from the opposite endsof the door5 into outwardly curved grooves 7m the base. It will be seen that the door 5 is in this the base and when it is desired to remove the door from the base, this maybe done by lifting the door up Wardly and outwardly sothat the pintles 6 ride in the grooves. A handle 8 may be fixed to. thefupper portion of the door for convenient manipulation.

Separating the base 1 and receptacle 2 is a spaced member 9 and connected to the upper surface of this member is a dispensing chamber or receptacle 1O having'open upper and'low'er ends. The dimensions of the chamber 10 are so chosen as to receive predetermined amount of material from the storage or receiving chamber 2. For

example: this chamber. may be constructed to receive one pound. of coffee although any suitable weight or measure may be utilized in accordance with the conditionsiot service/M Fixed to the upper and lower ends or the chamber :10 are gui'deways 11 and 12 respectively in which slide or. gate. valves :18 and 1 1 are respectively slidable. The

. valves 13 and .1 1 are sooperated'that when bearin in' the o osite sides thereof. Fixed to the shaft 15 is a bar 16 which projects [through openings 17 and 18 in the gate valves 13 and 14 respectively. Normally the bar 16. is inclined as indicated. in Fig. 2

and by moving the valve 1d to the left-to open, the lower end of the chamber 10 the valve 13 is concomitantly closed. .For automatically returning the valves to their nor- 21. It will thus be seen that the valve 14 is quickly snapped to closed position and the valve 13 is quickly opened after the "former is rel-eased. F or manipulating the [valve 1 1 a depending pin 22 may be conber.

,, In the modified form or" the invention illustrated in Figs. 4 and .5 the spacer. member 9 is formed with a somewhat larger opening 24 through which material in the dispensing chamber 10 may pass. Slidably mounted :on the underside of the spacer member 9 is a gate valve 1% havinga depending operating pin 2%, it being understood that the dispensing chamber is provided with gate valves and operating mechanism theretonsimilar to that described heretofore in connection with the form shown in Figs. 1 to 3. f i

A chute or deflector 23 is also provided recting the material from the dispensing chamber 1O into the rear cndportion of the receiving chamber 1. In this construction the deflector 23" is slidably mounted in channels 25 attached to the underside of .the spacer member Q sothatthis member 1s movable in adlrection longitudmal of the receiving chamber. By mounting the deflector 23 in the adjustable manner indicated materials of dilferent character may be readily dispensed without danger of too great a quantity. of the material being supplied to P the receiving chamber. For example, if'coflfee or beans were dispensed the deflector would be moved up relatively close to therear wall of the receiving chamher, 4. The deflector remains in this position until other materials are dispensed,

should it be-desired to dispense materials such as rock candy, or other materials of greater bulk, the deflector may be moved outwardly toward the door 5 in the channels 25 so that the space between the inner in the region below the opening 24 for diendoi the deflector and the rear wall of the receiving chamber is enlarged: to permit .these materials to pass into the receiving chamber more readily and without clogging the entire interior of this chamber.

Willie I have shown and described a constructlon which is the best form known to me at the present time, it is to be understood that numerous changes in details of C011? struction, arrangement and operation may be elfected without departing from the spiritv of the "invention, especially as defined in the appended claims.

partition between said base and storage receptacle, an open-ended tube carried by said partition and opening respectively into said storage receptacle and receiving chamber, transversely movable valves controlling the opposite ends of said open-ended tube, the lower valve normally closing the lower end of the tube and the upper valve being nor-' mally in open position, a, connection between said valves whereby when said lower'valve is moved to open position, the upper valve is concomitantly closed, and a deflector on the underside of said partition for directing material from said tube into the inner portion ofsaid receiving chamber;

2. 'A. dispensing container comprising a base having a rectangular receiving chamber, a'transparent storage receptacle rising from said base, a partition between said storage receptacle and base, an open-ended tube carried by said partition and opening respectively into said storage receptacle and receiving chamber, transversely movable slide valves controlling the opposite ends of said open-ended tube, the lower valve normally'closing the lower end ofsaid'tube and the upper valve being normally in open po sition, a shaft pivoted to the intermediate portion of said tube, a rod fixed centrally to said shaft with theend portions engaging corresponding portions of said valves whereby opening, movement of the lower valve concomitantly imparts closing movement to the upper valve, and a deflector on the underside of said partition for di recting material from said tube into thev inner portion of the receiving chamber.

3. A dispensing container comprising a base member having a dispensing chamber, a storage chamber risingfrom' said base member, a 'partition separating said base member and storage chamber provided with an opening therein, and acdeflector disposed on the underside of said partition and mov 1 able transversely thereof, said deflector being inclined 'rearwardly" toward the rear wall of said dispensing chamber whereby said deflector may be moved closer to or fartheraway from said rearl wall to permit different sized articles or materials to pass into the dispensing chamber.

In testimony whereof I have, hereunto signed my name to this specification.

FORREST r1; BBUNDAGE. 

